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View synonyms for autonomic

autonomic

[ aw-tuh-nom-ik ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the autonomic nervous system.
  2. Physiology. under the control of the autonomic nervous system.
  3. Cell Biology. produced by internal forces or causes; spontaneous.


autonomic

/ ˌɔːtəˈnɒmɪk /

adjective

  1. occurring involuntarily or spontaneously
  2. of or relating to the autonomic nervous system
  3. Alsoautonomous (of plant movements) occurring as a result of internal stimuli


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Derived Forms

  • ˌautoˈnomically, adverb

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Other Words From

  • auto·nomi·cal·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of autonomic1

First recorded in 1825–35; autonom(y) + -ic

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Example Sentences

He equated this response with altered activity of the autonomic nervous system.

As regards ethics, Baader rejects the Kantian or any autonomic system of morals.

But now being in a minority they supported the government in its anti-autonomic rigours.

We should notice right here the antagonism that exists between the middle division of the autonomic and the other two.

When we remember the workings of our autonomic nerves we may not wonder at that fact.

To this system Langley has lately given the name 'autonomic.'

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